From the Aidipsos to Arkitsa ferry, July 2023
]]>Mark 1 is a breathtaking installation consisting of 100 stainless steel spheres arranged in a grid. Each one can be moved with sub-mm precision up to 10ft vertically. Together they form any numbers of shapes and formations, from slow imperceptible transitions, to much faster fluid animations. Completely customizable to suit any mood or occasion, the seamless bright ribbon of LED light on the periphery can be tuned with high CRI warm and cool white, or produce billions of different colors.
Mesmerizing kinetic sculptures by Phil Letourneau.
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]]>A bit late to the party, but I wanted to bring the site up to date and of course read all the other “Defaults” entries before posting my own.
This trend started as the Duel of the Defaults on episode 097 of the Hemispheric Views podcast, and it has amassed more than 350 entries!
So, without any further delay, these are my defaults:
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From the Aidipsos to Arkitsa ferry, July 2023
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Lake Plastiras, December 2022
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]]>The Definitive History of The West Wing
Empire gathers all the main players to relive the drama of one of TV’s most influential, beloved and important shows.
One of my favorite TV series of all time. Definitely worth reading.
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Soon!
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Beautiful aerial photography by Antoine Rose.
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What a simple yet beautiful idea. Aerial photos of airports from Google Maps.
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Internet machine is a multi-screen film about the invisible infrastructures of the internet. The film reveals the hidden materiality of our data by exploring some of the machines through which ‘the cloud’ is transmitted and transformed.
A very interesting film by Timo Arnall. Now showing at Big Bang Data.
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I thoroughly enjoyed last night’s win over the Heat.
Grantland has more.
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]]>On January 24, 1984, Macintosh put the creative power of technology in everyone’s hands. Explore the 30 years of innovation that have followed.
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]]>I drink on Sundays to cope with the realization that I’m almost out of time to drink.
Mad Men Season 5 Starts March 25
]]>Title says it all.
Appropriate since it will have been an astounding 525 days since the season 4 finale.
Oh and Don Draper himself, Jon Hamm, directs the first episode.
]]>Remember, remember the 30th of Movember!
Next Wednesday at The Gin Joint we celebrate the movember.
Act, think and protect yourself!
Guest bartending by mr yannis korovesis!
The Barber shop 1900 will help you get a moustache the old fashioned way from 20:00-23:00!
Special drinks on the night: #hunky punky #dark&stormy #sloe gin fizz
Mr papastamos will play some tunes from the dry era and all the crooners gang!
Cocktails and drinks are served as always the proper way! From 20:00!
And remember: Drink Proper, Speakeasy and Grow a moustache!
[text: Dimitris Kiakos (bartender @ The Gin Joint)]
New iOS app from my good friend @apas. Download it now.
]]>A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design
Read it. Now.
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Introducing Instapaper 4.0 for iPad and iPhone – Marco.org
Awesome update.
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Newsweek: Steve Jobs Basically Introduces ‘Siri’ in 1984 Interview
]]>In another of the many amazing quotes in that 3,500-word NEWSWEEK interview with Steve Jobs, which appeared in a 1984 special issue of the magazine, the Apple co-founder totally envisions Siri—the virtual personal assistant the company announced earlier this week.
Look!
I’ve always thought…
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]]>Ένα είναι το τραγικότερο: όταν θα με ζητάς, δε θα ‘μαι πια εκεί.
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I think Dallas needs another ring…
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“Italian furniture and interior design company Saporiti has come up with a clever and unique concept for this wooden bookshelf.”
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Lifo Team – Τιμώντας τους μαστόρους
Η πιο πρωτότυπη ιδέα σε Ελληνική πολυκατοικία.
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]]>The New Yorker – Exit Bin Laden
]]>Bin Laden, as medieval ideologist and global terrorist, had a record of accomplishment that was as vast as it was hideous. He did more to slash the fabric of American life than anyone since the Second World War.
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Magazine Cover of the Day: TIME puts Osama bin Laden on par with history’s greatest madman with a decidedly unsubtle homage to their own iconic cover wrapping this week’s issue, which hits stands Thursday.
As several have previously noted, Hitler and bin Laden share at least one important similarity: The deaths of both were announced on the very same day — May 1st.
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Written by Nikos & Constantin Pilavios
Director of Photography Nikos Nikolopoulos
Music by Marietta Fafouti
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Think Quarterly, a Google Magazine
]]>This is some lovely design, both the site and the magazine. The ‘why’ behind the initiative from Matt Brittin, Managing Director (Google UK/Ireland):
At Google, we often think that speed is the forgotten ‘killer application’ – the ingredient that can differentiate winners from the rest. We know that the faster we deliver results, the more useful people find our service.
But in a world of accelerating change, we all need time to reflect. Think Quarterly is a breathing space in a busy world. It’s a place to take time out and consider what’s happening and why it matters.
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18/07/2010 – Αιγαιοπελαγίτικα, Χαλκιδική
This is where I was happy.
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]]>Client: Hey, just one final question before I send the deposit. Do you use a PC or a MAC?
Me: I use a MAC.
Client: That is a problem. Do you have access to a PC? I am not a supporter of Apple products.
Me: No, I don’t have access to a PC, but this will have little to no effect on the work itself.
Client: I am a Christian and Apple products are sinful, I do not want our website to be created by a product made by this corrupt group. You need only look at their logo, an apple with a bite taken from it. Do you not know the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden? If I allowed you to create my website on a MAC I would be just like Adam, taking a bite of the forbidden fruit.
[Silence]
“Take my advise, destroy your mac and repent for when judgement day comes. It shall be you who is cast to hell for your sins.”
Me: [Blocks Contact]
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I’m in awe!
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Check the whole series here.
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Amazingly beautiful stuff!
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Πολύ καλό! 🙂
Το search όντως δουλεύει!
]]>Έτσι δεν λένε; Όλες τις προηγούμενες φορές, εγώ την έκανα δύσκολη. Αυτή τη φορά διάλεξα τον ‘καλύτερο’ κατ’ εμέ τρόπο για να μην είναι έτσι. Το μπλογκ δεν το ανανεώνω όσο συχνά θέλω γιατί .. βαριέμαι. Περίμενες καμιά σοβαρή δικαιολογία; Μπα!
Το tumblr φαίνεται πολύ εύκολο στη χρήση και στην ανανέωση από διάφορα ‘μέρη’. Ήδη έκανα link τον Google Reader μου με εδώ και όποτε βρίσκω κατιτίς ενδιαφέρον, θα το στέλνω.
Θα τα λέμε από εδω λοιπόν.
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I’m in awe. Thomas Birke’s photography is magnificent.
You can see more of his work at his portfolio site and his flickr photostream.
]]>“Γιορτάζω, γιορτάζω, μ’ ακούτε που το φωνάζω;”
Αν όχι, είστε μακρυά, δεν φταίω!
27 σήμερα, άντε και του χρόνου!
]]>Τις επόμενες μέρες θα γίνουν κάποιες αλλαγές εδώ. Για αρχή, θα αλλάξει το domain και πλέον θα είναι kpag.gr. Δεν θέλω γέλια, μια χαρά είναι! 😛 Το παρόν βέβαια θα συνεχίσει να παίζει αλλά θα είναι το alternative, το backup, όπως θέλετε πέστε το.
Αφού τελειώσει αυτή η θαυμαστή αλλαγή, θα κάνω setup το sweetcron και έτσι το kpag.gr θα είναι πλέον το lifestream μου στο Web, με content από το blog αυτό και διάφορα άλλα sites που χρησιμοποιώ σε καθημερινή βάση, όπως το Twitter και το Flickr.
Εννοείται ότι αυτές οι αλλαγές θα χρειαστούν και ένα καλό design να τις συνοδέψει. Οπότε, έχω πολύ δουλειά μπροστά μου αλλά δεν με χαλάει 🙂
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For the past week I get an error when I try to login into my email account, hosted on Google Apps. It’s very strange because I’m the only one using this computer and I only have one Google account.
For security reasons, I changed my password but the same keeps happenning. Anyone have the same or a similar problem? I would also like to point out that this doesn’t happen all the time! It’s a random thing, which makes it more frustrating!
Oh, Happy New Year too! First post of 2008 😛
]]>This is interesting and disturbing at the same time.
What do you think?
]]>Αντί να αναρωτιέται το Sport.gr γιατί ο Γιαννακόπουλος έκανε απλά τη δουλειά του, καλό θα ήταν να μάθει λίγο γεωγραφία. Το να υπάρχει τέτοιο λάθος στην κεντρική τους σελίδα είναι το λιγότερο απαράδεκτο και πολύ αστείο! Εύχομαι να διορθωθεί γρήγορα!
Στον αγωνιστικό τομέα τώρα, μπράβο στον Άρη για την καλή εμφάνιση! Είναι στην 2η θέση του Group F και με νίκη στον επόμενο αγώνα στις 6/12 εναντίον της Braga περνάει στην φάση των 32!
Καλή συνέχεια! 🙂
]]>Μόλις δοκίμασα το νέο Google Maps for Mobile στο Ε65 μου και είναι φοβερό!
Έχει ένα νέο feature, to ‘My Location’, με το οποίο βρίσκει την θέση σου (με ή χωρίς GPS)! Στο Λονδίνο που βρίσκομαι η μπλε βουλίτσα ήταν 3 δρόμους πάνω από εκεί που μένω πραγματικά! Αρκετά κοντά χωρίς την χρήση GPS!
Απ’ότι είδα μπορείς να συνδέσεις ένα GPS μέσω Bluetooth για μεγαλύτερη ακρίβεια! Το iPhone μου δεν έχει τέτοια κόλπα!
Δοκιμάστε το και πείτε μου τη γνώμη σας! Δουλεύει σε Java-enabled κινητά καθώς και σε Windows Mobile συσκευές!
]]>There’s a new feature on Google Maps today. The Hybrid button has been replaced with a new Terrain button! The Hybrid mode however can be achieved by clicking on Satellite view and then checking the “Show labels” box.
Go on, check it out!
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]]>Google Reader is my RSS aggregator of choice ever since it first came out. I’m very happy with it and I’ve never looked back to the days I used a desktop app to read my RSS subscriptions (I used Newsfire back then).
However, during the last few weeks I’ve noticed an annoying ‘bug’. I get duplicate feed items on numerous subscriptions. If it was in only one or two, I wouldn’t mind because it can happen sometimes. This ‘bug’ however is all over the place!
Anybody else having the same problem?
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I just watched the trailer! It looks sooo gooood! I enjoyed the previous two movies very much and from the trailer I think that the third one will be even better!
This reminds me that I have to read the books too!
Watch the trailer in its full HD glory here.
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When I first noticed this in one of my feeds, I thought it was a joke. After visiting the official website of the 2012 Olympic Games I realised it was the real thing. The new brand cost £400,000 and it took one year of research. I’m sorry but I hate it. I think it’s ugly, ugly and.. ugly! I’d love to read your thoughts on this.
Just for comparison, here’s the previous logo:
There’s an online petition going on to change the logo. At the moment, there are 13.286 signatures! Go and sign!
]]>After a month of absence, I started working out again today! Instead of going on my usual route around Millwall Dock, I decided to go to Mudchute Park. It was much more enjoyable 🙂
As far as the workout goes, I am quite satisfied with my performance! 😀
]]>People in the comments have been saying that there are now unlimited invites for Joost beta testers! Well, I got my ‘unlimited’ invites today (999 to be exact) so if anyone is still looking for one, let me know! 🙂
]]>I’ve got 4 invites to give! Comment away! 😀
Update: Only one left!! None left! 😛
A few days ago I was invited to Joost. I haven’t played too much with it yet but I like what I’ve seen so far, especially the interface. If you’d like to check it for yourself, leave your email in the comments and I’ll send you an invite!
Works on PCs running Windows XP/Vista and Intel-based Macs running OS X 10.4 or later.
Invites left: 0
Update: Wow, that was quick! Edi, Ralph and micha I’ll send your invites soon! Andreas sorry you were 1 minute too late 🙁 I’m sure the other guys can invite you when they receive theirs in a few days! 😉
]]>Fridaycities is a new social network for London (At the moment, that is. They plan to expand to other cities around the globe in the future!). I’m a member for quite some time and I’m enjoying the site very much! I’ve read some interesting stuff about the city I live in for the past 6 years!
So if you want to join the fun, just go to Fridaycities.com and put the following invitation code in the box on the right of the homepage 🙂
Invitation code: jdzf3v6ilgx7
Update: Fridaycities is no more. It’s new name is Kudocities and it’s open to anyone to register.
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- Thou shalt walk whenever possible, but always from Charing Cross to Embankment.
- Thou shalt have thine Oyster Card in thine hand when thou reachest the ticket barriers, and not stand there, rummaging through thine bag for five minutes, like a tool.
- Thou shalt not consume fragrant foodstuffs or alcohol, unless thou art a vagrant.
- Thou shalt attend to personal hygiene. In particular, if thou hast been wassailing heartily the night before, thou shalt take special care to brush thine teeth in the morning.
- Thou shalt talk quietly, or not at all, on thine mobile phone when on the bus – nobody else wants to hear who Emma did last night or how much Liam spent on his sodding shoes. Furthermore, thou shalt endeavour to stop those who wish to share their choice of music on loudspeaker, even though thou risketh being stabbed till thou art dead.
- Thou shalt not whistle.
- Thou shalt not press the “open” button on tube doors as this is the mark of the tourist.
- Thou shalt not duck, dive or bomb. And though shalt most certainly not heavy pet.
- If thou art not sure how to get off an escalator, or where to stand, thou shalt not get on it.
- Thou shalt not wear darke glasses underground. Ye nobs.
Pretty funny & true! 🙂
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This is the new design of the £20 note which began circulating last week. I got my hands on it today! At first I was baffled, I thought it was Scottish or something. But no, it’s a new design!
I like it very much although I will have to get used to it! I asked the clerk at the bank if there’ll be new designs for other denominations (£5, £10, £50) but sadly he said no 🙁
What’s your opinion? Do you like the new design or not?
]]>I just noticed a small update on the GUI of Google Reader. The sidebar on the left which shows your subscribed feeds has been updated and now includes a ‘Refresh’ button on top. The link to manage your subscriptions remains at the bottom of the sidebar. Nice little update, looks a lot better!
Update: Noticed some more changes. It seems that many links within the GUI of Google Reader have been changed into buttons, such as the ‘Mark all as read’ at the top of the viewing pane. I love it! 😀
]]>If you’re using Gmail and you’re on a Mac, then this post might interest you! Mailplane is a new application that integrates Gmail into your Mac desktop! Mailplane is currently in private beta, so go ahead and register if you’re interested! I know I am 🙂 All I have to do now is wait for my invitation!
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The Cassini spacecraft has captured some amazing new images of Saturn which are definately worth checking out!
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]]>This is just wrong.. If you’ve got a strong stomach, please watch the following video and then sign the online petition.
One of the best t-shirt shops online. I was immediately hooked! I bought my first t-shirt on the 12th and I received it yesterday! That’s pretty quick, right? 🙂 Kudos to them!
This is the design for the t-shirt I bought!
The quality of the print is awesome, the same goes for the quality of the garment! And the design is just hilarious!
Designs are submitted by members who can win €1000 if their design is printed. Members vote on the designs and the ones with the most votes usually get printed. I’ve been checking the website every day and there are always new designs to vote on. I’ll be buying some more T-shirts very soon! 😀
Well I think I’ve said enough to get you interested 😉 Check it out!
I’m confused 😐
]]>I’ve got 7 invites for MacHeist to give away, so if anyone wants one, please leave a comment on this post 🙂
All gone!
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]]>Since the introduction of the MacBook Pro (MBP for short) I’ve been thinking of selling my year-old 17″ PowerBook G4 and buying a new 17″ MBP.
I’ve been reading many stories about the new MBPs and I’m not very happy. Random shutdowns, weird noises etc. I’ve just watched this video and it has definitely made its point.
One of the best things about my PowerBook is that it’s quiet. Dead quiet. I’ve had it for a year and I’ve heard the fans only once or twice.
You can imagine my “shock” when I heard the noise coming from this poor guy’s MBP.
What’s going on with Apple? 😐
]]>If you’re interested in test-driving the latest release of Windows Vista (pre-RC1) for free, click here.
It’s available for a limited time only, as it says on the website, they will close it down when they reach 100,000 downloads. So, if you’re interested get it fast!
From what I’ve been reading, it’s a very good and stable release, nothing compared to the previous Beta 2.
Since I’m in Greece and only with my PowerBook, I can’t install it yet but as soon as I go back to London I will!
]]>I haven’t posted for a couple of days. It’s been hectic! 🙂 Here’s why..
On Saturday I was still in London. I was doing my coursework literally till the last minute. I left for the airport in a rush. However I arrived at Heathrow pretty early. I check-in quickly and went through to the Departures area. Security was everywhere. I was definitely feeling it.. Airport staff helping passengers sort their on-board stuff, police with machine guns, the works! I even had to take off my shoes to pass through security! (Thanx God I had clean socks on :p) I waited in the departure lounge for quite some time. I tried to go online (I was planning to make my first on-the-go post) but Plus.net wouldn’t let me! Their Wi-Fi isn’t working for me. I’m in the process to ask for a refund 😉 There was too much traffic going out of Heathrow that we had to wait an hour for our turn to leave.
Despite that, we arrived at Zurich on time (!) The flight to Zurich was fine, I slept through most of it. I didn’t even wake up when the food arrived which was very unusual. However, a good flight attendant gave me my sandwich as soon as I woke up 🙂
The flight from Zurich to Thessaloniki was fine too. There was slight turbulence over the German-Austrian border but nothing compared to the last time I was on the same flight two weeks ago. I was very frightened then! I arrived at Thessaloniki around 1:30 am.
My friend Giannis came to pick me up and we went straight home to leave my suitcase and wear different clothes. We left straight for Halkidiki! Sasha was playing at Boutique Dance Stage and we weren’t going to miss it for the world! We arrived around 3:30 am. We entered the club at the same time as Sasha was playing his opening track. Amazing atmosphere, around 2,500 people dancing! We met some friends and started dancing, talking and drinking! I was having a blast, even though I was very tired and sleepless.
We left the club around 8 am. Sasha was still spinning!! But we were very tired.. We went to eat breakfast in Hanioti and then headed for “Blue Fish”, a beach bar out of Pefkoxori. It was still very early so there weren’t too many people at the beach. We went for a swim and then slept for an hour or two. Some friends came afterwards and we had a very good time! 🙂
We left for Thessaloniki around 4:30 pm. There was much traffic so we knew it would take us quite some time to reach the city. We had to stop however because an accident happened right in front of us!! 🙁 Some stupid guy was doing 120km on a road which has a 60km speed limit. He lost control of the vehicle and slammed onto a stone wall. Giannis went out of the car and rushed to help them. He managed to get two women out of the car. Thank God, they were OK. One had a broken hand and the other a broken nose. So nothing serious. The driver was fine, and so was the woman next to him. They were all in shock! The police arrived soon afterwards and we left as soon as the ambulance arrived to take them to the hospital. I don’t know if they had anything more serious (like internal bleeding) but I really hope they are OK! We continued our journey but we were both in shock. I was doing 80km at all times and keeping to the right. The rest of the day was normal. I got home, spoke with my dad and then with my girlfriend on the phone, before crashing to sleep!
Today, I didn’t do much. I went to my appointment with my dietician, all is good on that front! 🙂 Then I came back home and worked on my report. I still had to finish my report for the coursework and upload it. I was working till 1 am when I left for the aiport to pick up my friend Evi. I was very happy to see her 🙂 I returned home around 2:30 am and continued working on the report. I finished about an hour ago and uploaded it! So, this is done too! 😀 Let’s wait for the results now in two weeks time!
So there you have it. The reasons why I haven’t posted all these days. Tomorrow life goes back to normal (Greek style :p) so hopefully there are gonna be more posts! I’m thinking of posting images from the party, either on Flickr or on my personal gallery over here. I’ll think about it 🙂
That’s all for now, take care all and enjoy yourselves! 🙂
]]>It’s 04:43am. I’m very tired.
I want to sleep but there are so many things in my head that I just can’t! I feel my head hurting.
I’m sitting in front of the PC for days now, trying to do my coursework and all.. I want to finish everything by Friday evening so I can relax on Friday night and possibly go watch a movie. I’m dying to watch Cars!
I’m off to bed.. Can’t work anymore.. 😐
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]]>On the previous blog I used to post links from my del.icio.us account.
I just set it up again, so from tomorrow there will be posts with links I come across, hopefully on a daily basis.
]]>After a change in hosting companies and an unsuccessful backup of my previous blog, I’m obligated to start from scratch.
I’m back in London at the moment, doing a resit coursework on 3D. Therefore I’m quite busy but I’ll try to post as much as I can and update the site as soon as possible 🙂
]]>Well today is my nameday! 🙂
I’m really excited over this! Two of my best friends are with me @ home and we’ll probably do something special tonight. Dunno what yet..
Well that’s about it for now.. Over and out.
]]>I’ve become really interested in this blog thingie. I have started reading other peoples’ blogs and have found some nice tools that can be used with Movable Type.
Like this thing that I’m using now to write this post. It’s called w.Bloggar. It installs a program on your PC and lets you make new posts and edit older ones from your PC. Too cool!
]]>I’ve been up all night trying to get this thing half-decent. I think I have succeeded in some parts. I like the colours very much, this reddish is really cool. I’m gonna stick with it for a while.
So, Monday today. A good start to the week! I always like Mondays. Not so much cause it’s the start of the week.. I really don’t know why I do!
I’m also very anxious to get the new Sopranos episode which was aired last night in the States. The Sopranos is by far the BEST TV show!
Remember the Microsoft stolen source code some months ago? Well now, it’s CISCO’s turn.. Some malicious code was released over the weekend. For more info on this story, click here.
The Feds finally did some good work and prosecuted more that 65 people for child pornography! More on this story here.
]]>You probably wonder what the heck “quatzacoalt” means. To tell you the truth, it means absolutely NOTHING! Let me tell you the story of how I came up with this unusual nickname. When I was in high school, my friends and I used to go on a place called IHOT after school and on Saturdays. At one time, all the trays in the store had a piece of paper on them which told the story of Quetzalcoatl. It said that Quetzalcoatl was the God of Chocolate for the Aztecs. When I read this I was amazed! I love chocolate and I thought that this would be a good way of showing it. But Quetzalcoatl was too hard for me to pronounce at that age. So I changed it to Quatzacoalt. It was far easier to say, write and remember!
From that day onwards, I started using this as my alias. I created my first ever email on Hotmail using this, later on Yahoo etc. Wherever you see a username or an email with quatzacoalt in it, it’s 99% sure that I’m behind it!
I remember one time I tried to register in a certain website and it said that the username quatzacoalt was taken!! I freaked out. I said, WTF? I don’t have an account here. Who took my username??? Anyway, after a while, I realised that it must be mine, so I started trying random passwords. Guess what.. after 5-6 tries I got the correct password. It was mine afterall. Hehehe..
So now you know. This is how I got this strange and unique nickname!
If you would like to know more information about the real Quetzalcoatl, try the following links, or just Google it 😉
Quetzalcoatl: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
The Quetzalcoalt “Trinity”
Quetzalcoatl The Myth
This is a new day for me.
Following a change in web hosting and the works, I’ve decided to change the look and feel of my website. From now on this is going to be the space of my web journal!
I’m using Movable Type which is a very cool and customizable tool. I can’t wait to explore its full potential!
I really don’t know how this thing will work out but I am very excited!
]]>Haven’t been here much lately.. The reason for this is that I’m back in the UK and due to some problems, I did not have the time to get involved with the site as much as I would like.
In fact, this is the 1st update since I came back to London. Anyway, enough said. I’m trying to sort out my life & my things @ the moment..
About the website though: one update coming up for sure: Greek version of the website (If and when I have the time to do it).
That’s all for this edition of quatzacoalt.com NEWS! I’m out.
Take care all 😉
]]>“Contact” and “Guestbook” sections are now online :)) I expect to see many entries there 😉 Thanx to Bravenet.com for the service. That’s all folks! I’m out.
Today is a very important date in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
But instead of going to the beach like a normal person, I stayed @home and I got really bored. So, I finished the “About me” section. I managed to say the story of my life in just 10 lines.
Anyway.. I also did a bit of the “Links” section, put all the music related links there. You know, the important things first!
More to come, I’m thinking of putting a guestbook. Have to find a good provider though..
And of course, I have to upload some pictures. I’m sure that all of you people are dying to see me 😛
]]>I haven’t been able to do much work with the website because I am in Greece and I’m on vacation! 😉
I’ve started creating the other sections of the website. I have gathered some photos I want to upload and I will probably do that in the next few days.
Peace 🙂
]]>Finally, a dream of mine has come true!
I managed to register my first domain name and host my first “official” website!
The only thing I’ve done for now is to upload an essay I did for MG2089S. If you want, you can watch it by clicking here.
Hey! I’m Konstantinos Payavlas but my friends call me Kostis. I’m a technology enthusiast, living & working in Athens, Greece.
I currently work as a Senior Data Governance Specialist at Alpha Bank.
I studied Multimedia & Internet Technologies in London, England. Before that, I grew up in the beautiful city of Thessaloniki. Way before that, I was born on the island of Chios in November 1981.
Passionate about Apple, technology, music, sports, good design, photography, typography, good drinks and good food.
Elsewhere
BlueSky / Instagram / Letterboxd / LinkedIn / Mastodon
]]>Irregular Around the Margins is the personal playground of Konstantinos Payavlas.
The name is in reference to a Sopranos episode, one of my all-time favourite TV series.
After many iterations (domain changes, blogging software, hosting providers, etc.), I’ve decided to test out my skills using a static site generator.
There were many frameworks to choose from, but I decided to go with Hugo (See what I did there? 😝 ) and the excellent PaperMod theme.
VS Code and Markdown are used for all writing & editing. Files and assets are hosted on GitHub (private repository, at least for the time being) and deployed automatically after every commit by Vercel.
Everything is done on a 2022 MacBook Air M2, the best computer I’ve ever owned. If you’re interested in the hardware and software I use, you can find out more on my /uses page.
umami is used for visitor data, which is a privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics.
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Until then, check out my App Defaults.
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